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This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the JURI Committee, provides an analysis of buyout contracts imposed by platforms in the cultural and creative sector in EU law. The study provides a detailed analysis of buyout practices and assess their economic and cultural impact on the creative sector. Policy recommendations are formulated in relation to EU creators’ protection, in light of EU and member states ...

European Cultural Heritage Days allow millions of people across the continent to celebrate their cultural heritage every September. This year Ukrainians will not able to enjoy the celebrations, as Russia's aggression has killed or displaced innocent people and declared war on their culture. Since this cultural cleansing began in Crimea in 2014, the Russian army has damaged or destroyed hundreds of cultural, artistic, scientific, educational and religious institutions, sites and works. Artists, and ...

Europa creativa 2021-2027 rappresenta il proseguimento del programma Europa creativa, l'unico programma dell'Unione europea rivolto direttamente alle attività culturali e audiovisive. La competenza dell'UE in tale settore consiste nell'aiutare gli Stati membri ad affrontare le sfide comuni in questi ambiti, a rispettare la diversità culturale e linguistica e a salvaguardare il patrimonio culturale in tutta l'UE. La dotazione pari a solo lo 0,14 % del bilancio dell'Unione limita la portata del programma ...

The following recommendations present medium- and long-term policy solutions to address the needs identified in the Background Analysis “The Situation of Artists and Cultural Workers and the post-COVID Cultural Recovery in the European Union”. Its aim is to provide guidelines and principles to structure the contents of the European Framework, and hence improve the situation and working conditions of artists and cultural workers in the EU.

As in all other domains, women's place in arts and culture has not matched their ambitions and skills. Traditionally they were muses of male artists or amateur performing artists, and arts education for them was very limited. Despite good progress, there is still a lot to do to ensure women fully and freely contribute their artistic vision, hold positions of responsibility, and to recover the works of courageous women artists from the dusty archives of museums.

Bauhaus, arguably the most influential art and design movement in history, celebrated its centenary in 2019. While many of the avant-garde genres that helped shape modern art focused on painting, the Bauhaus movement encompassed a wide array of media, materials, and disciplines, ranging from the fine arts to architecture and design. Bauhaus is renowned for its smart use of resources, simplicity, effectiveness and polished, smooth lines. Its principles still influence the design of contemporary architecture ...

This background analysis on the situation of artists and cultural workers and the post-COVID-19 cultural recovery in the European Union is prepared for the European Parliament. It provides an overview of key characteristics of artists' and cultural workers’ status across Europe, their working conditions, precariousness and career paths. It outlines the justification for specific policy solutions and provides a mapping of key challenges for a European framework for working conditions in the cultural ...

The EU's cultural and creative sectors (CCS) are a European Union economic and societal asset, providing an important contribution to GDP, and shaping identity and diversity. Despite the significant contribution of the CCS to the economy and people's wellbeing, the situation of operators and workers in the sector is often precarious and their work seasonal. The outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic particularly threatens the future of artists, creators and cultural operators, who are severely impacted ...

Sono trent'anni, cioè da quando è stato assegnato per la prima volta, che il Premio Sacharov del Parlamento europeo per la libertà di pensiero mantiene tutto il suo significato simbolico, dal momento che i diritti umani continuano a essere difesi in molte parti del mondo. Il coraggio di coloro che li difendono merita pertanto di essere ampiamente riconosciuto. Con l'assegnazione del premio 2018 al regista ucraino Oleg Sentsov, attualmente detenuto in una colonia penale in Siberia, il Parlamento vuole ...

Mobility is a social and economic condition of artists and culture professionals and, at the same time, a vector of social and economic development. However, mobility in the cultural and creative sectors is faced with a number of issues that need to be addressed at EU and national levels. The paper provides recommendations for a EU-wide mobility framework which entails both a dedicated mobility scheme and an improved regulatory environment that would facilitate mobility in Europe.